DTF

In this wide-ranging interview, Robin W. helpfully challenges me to answer questions that arise regarding DTF, the Dialectical Thought Form Framework, and developmental consulting to indiviuals and teams based on a dialogical and constructivist viewpoint generally. In rereading the interview, I have here and there slightly edited my answers to Robin’s question. In addition, I… [Read More]

It is almost 20 years ago that, following Argyris’ research on theory-in-use vs. espoused theory, I began to show that both of these personal ‘theories’ are rooted in adult development over the life span. I began to take these personal ideologies apart into their social-emotional and cognitive dimensions and showed that they are intrinsically related…. [Read More]

In these two articles of 2002/03, I warned that competence models provide a view of human resources that is too limited to make possible organizational survival, not to speak of innovation, in the digital economy. The two articles below remind us how long it took for this message to sink in. In coaching and mentoring,… [Read More]

Much is made of teams these days, and rightfully so: they are the backbone of putting in place distributed leadership in organizations. New research offers a very straightforward hypothesis consisting of 3 parts: teams comprise different developmental levels, thus are “developmentally mixed” teams ‘think’: their work is based on analyzable and coachable movements-in-thought teams follow… [Read More]

Dialectical thinking has a long history of both practice and neglect. In modern times, its renewal was brought about by Roy Bhaskar (1949-2014). His theory of MELD, four degrees or moments of dialectic, not only allowed him to show the flaws of hegelian and the depth of marxian thinking, it also grounded his ARA metaphysics… [Read More]

In this interview published in the Integral Leadership Review (May 2018), Otto Laske answers questions posed by Robin Wood regarding his social-science work. Special emphasis lies on Otto’s book recently co-authored with Jan De Visch entitled “Dynamic Collaboration” (2018). The wide-ranging interview touches upon many issues of present day culture fostered by logical control schemes… [Read More]

Are you still enamored by competence notions although they now just express that you haven't grasped distributed leadership requirements? Have a look at https://t.co/4wSZt4881a to get over the bad habit. @jjandevisch #idmcdf

As a developmentally schooled consultant and coach are you still on the social-emotional triumphalism train that foregoes or neglects strictly cognitive tools such as provided by Laske's DTF? If so, look at https://t.co/SuRaDRlBqi #idmcdf @jandevisch especially for team work

That's precisely the issue. And the deeper issue of collaborative intelligence are your own since you need to be self-organized yourself (i.e., developed emotionally and cognitively) to set an example. #idmcdf

Are you still following the anachronistic social sciences that are uninformed developmentally and getting tired of it? If so, have a look at https://t.co/yYb8wSrKYI to acquire a broader perspective, also for the sake of your students, #idmcdf